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Meaghan Mobbs is a national-security commentator, clinical psychologist and former U.S. Army officer. She directs the Center for American Safety and Security at Independent Women and leads the R.T. Weatherman Foundation.
Role at the time: National-security commentator and former Army officer
Condemned
Statement summary
Mobbs argues that the investigation exceeded appropriate limits and threatened constitutional protections. She calls for lawful oversight of possible misuse of authority.
“It is increasingly clear this was an overreach of monumental proportions and consequence, using law enforcement authority in a manner that transformed the justice system into a political weapon.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)What every American needs to know about Jack Smith's Arctic Frost investigationDiscussion of congressional communications records and constitutional limits
Why we used this label
Relative to the collection of political and congressional communications records, Mobbs expressly condemns the scope and purpose she attributes to the investigation.
Republicans say Jack Smith's team improperly obtained members of Congress's phone records and texts and used nondisclosure orders to hide it. Smith and Democrats say the toll records were approved and lawful; Smith says the texts came from White House phones. Member counts differ.
